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acetolactic acid

acetolactic acid noun: the acetylated derivative of lactic acid 2-acetoxy-propanoic acid.

Noun

acetolactic acid (countable and uncountable, plural acetolactic acids)

  1. The acetylated derivative of lactic acid 2-acetoxy-propanoic acid

Forms of acetolactic acid

pluralacetolactic acids

Origin of acetolactic acid

From aceto- + lactic acid.

Questions about acetolactic acid

What does acetolactic acid mean?
Acetolactic acid means the acetylated derivative of lactic acid 2-acetoxy-propanoic acid.
What part of speech is acetolactic acid?
Acetolactic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of acetolactic acid?
The plural of acetolactic acid is acetolactic acids.

Words near acetolactic acid in the dictionary

  1. acetokinases
  2. acetol
  3. acetolactate
  4. acetolactates
  5. acetolactic
  6. acetolactic acid
  7. acetolactic acids
  8. acetolyses
  9. acetolysis
  10. acetolytic
  11. acetolyze

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